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Video Editing Worksheet: Storytelling with Video

Animation and design lesson 22: Storytelling with video · Set 528 · 40 questions
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Creator's tip (Beginning, middle, end): Beginning: the hook, the character and the place. Middle: the problem, the tries, the tension. End: the answer and the message. Show, don’t tell; one clear idea for a short video; plan → film → edit → share.

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  1. 1.📽️ “Show, don’t tell” means … (a) add more talking (b) switch the camera off (c) use only text (d) let pictures tell it
  2. 2.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the problem gets worse”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
  3. 3.True or false: “how things turned out” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.📽️ Extra shots of details that you cut to, like hands or a clock, are called … (a) titles (b) cutaways (c) keyframes (d) credits
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an obstacle appears (b) tension builds up (c) a second try fails (d) meet the main character
  6. 6.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the LAST step? (a) show the problem (b) reach the big moment (c) introduce the character (d) wrap up the story
  7. 7.🔢 To make a video project, which is the FIRST step? (a) edit the clips (b) storyboard your shots (c) choose your idea (d) share it safely
  8. 8.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) the problem is solved (b) show where we are (c) tension builds up (d) an obstacle appears
  9. 9.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “reach the big moment” or “hook the viewer”? (a) hook the viewer (b) reach the big moment
  10. 10.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “hook the viewer” or “reach the big moment”? (a) hook the viewer (b) reach the big moment
  11. 11.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “introduce the character”? (a) solve the problem (b) hook the viewer (c) show the problem (d) reach the big moment
  12. 12.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) the problem gets worse (c) meet the main character (d) how things turned out
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) how things turned out (b) the problem is solved (c) tension builds up (d) a hook in 5 seconds
  14. 14.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “film the shots” or “write a short script”? (a) film the shots (b) write a short script
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tension builds up (b) a second try fails (c) an obstacle appears (d) a hook in 5 seconds
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) show where we are (c) set up the goal (d) an obstacle appears
  17. 17.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “hook the viewer”? (a) show the problem (b) introduce the character (c) solve the problem (d) build up the action
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an obstacle appears (b) a second try fails (c) how things turned out (d) tension builds up
  19. 19.True or false: “meet the main character” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📽️ For a 1-minute video, what works best? (a) one clear idea (b) no idea (c) every idea (d) ten ideas
  21. 21.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “an obstacle appears”? (a) beginning (b) end (c) middle
  22. 22.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “choose your idea”? (a) write a short script (b) film the shots (c) edit the clips (d) storyboard your shots
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) an obstacle appears (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) set up the goal (d) show where we are
  24. 24.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “build up the action” or “reach the big moment”? (a) build up the action (b) reach the big moment
  25. 25.🔢 To make a video project, which is the LAST step? (a) share it safely (b) edit the clips (c) choose your idea (d) storyboard your shots
  26. 26.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “reach the big moment”? (a) hook the viewer (b) wrap up the story (c) solve the problem (d) introduce the character
  27. 27.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “introduce the character” or “solve the problem”? (a) solve the problem (b) introduce the character
  28. 28.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a hook in 5 seconds”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
  29. 29.True or false: “the credits roll” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “set up the goal” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “film the shots”? (a) storyboard your shots (b) edit the clips (c) choose your idea (d) write a short script
  32. 32.True or false: “meet the main character” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “the problem gets worse” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “choose your idea” or “storyboard your shots”? (a) choose your idea (b) storyboard your shots
  35. 35.📽️ Every good story needs a character who wants something and … (a) ten transitions (b) a long title (c) loud music (d) a problem to solve
  36. 36.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “write a short script”? (a) storyboard your shots (b) choose your idea (c) share it safely (d) film the shots
  37. 37.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) show where we are (b) tension builds up (c) a second try fails (d) the credits roll
  38. 38.True or false: “meet the main character” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “write a short script” or “film the shots”? (a) film the shots (b) write a short script
  40. 40.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “build up the action” or “introduce the character”? (a) build up the action (b) introduce the character

Answer key

  1. let pictures tell it
  2. middle
  3. False
  4. cutaways
  5. meet the main character
  6. wrap up the story
  7. choose your idea
  8. the problem is solved
  9. hook the viewer
  10. hook the viewer
  11. show the problem
  12. how things turned out
  13. tension builds up
  14. write a short script
  15. a hook in 5 seconds
  16. an obstacle appears
  17. introduce the character
  18. how things turned out
  19. False
  20. one clear idea
  21. middle
  22. write a short script
  23. an obstacle appears
  24. build up the action
  25. share it safely
  26. solve the problem
  27. introduce the character
  28. beginning
  29. True
  30. False
  31. edit the clips
  32. True
  33. True
  34. choose your idea
  35. a problem to solve
  36. storyboard your shots
  37. the credits roll
  38. False
  39. write a short script
  40. introduce the character

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